Transcript SLH and the carbon cyclex

The Science
Learning Hub
Resources supporting the teaching and learning
of carbon chemistry and carbon cycling
Kate Rice
26 March 2015
4.00–4:45pm
@NZScienceLearn
www.sciencelearn.org.nz
Let's explore what's there …
Type “carbon cycle” into
the search box
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… or use the advanced search option
Fill in details here about the carbon cycle and
select the sections to consider
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Resources identified from the search
Context: The Ocean in Action
Science Ideas include:
Ocean and the Carbon Cycle
Ocean dissolved gases
Ocean Temperature
Context: A Fizzy Rock
Science Ideas include:
Calcium carbonate biomineralisation
Cold seep carbonates
Limestone origins
NZ origins
Also articles such as
Replicating biomineralisation in
laboratory
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Context Future Fuels
Science Ideas and Animations
included:
Carbon cycle
Ancient environments
CO2 sequestration
How oil and gas are made
Marine fossils on hilltops
Oil and gas in rocks
Oil formation
From the huge list you get, I have selected
some to follow up:
I sorted these into the three processes of the carbon cycle:
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Removal
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Addition

Storage
Next, I developed these into ways to use them in the teaching
sequence that follows.
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Resources to introduce ideas about the
Carbon cycle
A great starting point is the Carbon cycle interactive, which introduces
the aspects of the cycle, covering the ways carbon is:

added to the atmosphere from different
activities in the ecosystem
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removed from the atmosphere
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stored in the ecosystem
Find this resource at: http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/The-Ocean-in-Action/SciMedia/Interactive/Carbon-cycle
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Quiz on the Carbon cycle interactive
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/The-Ocean-in-Action/Sci-Media/Interactive/Carbon-cycle
1. Where is carbon stored?
2. Which storage process contains
the highest level of carbon?
3. Why is the CO2 exchange
between ocean and
atmosphere important?
4. Why are phytoplankton in the
ocean important in the carbon
cycle?
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1. Atmosphere, plants, coal, oil and gas, soil,
sediments and sedimentary rocks, ocean
surface, deep ocean
2. Sediments and sedimentary rocks –
1 000 000 000 000 billion tonnes
3. The ocean stores 60 times more carbon than
the atmosphere so reduces levels in the
atmosphere
4. They are tiny plants that absorb CO2, and
when they die, they can decompose and
return CO2 to the atmosphere or they can
add to the stores in the deep ocean
sediments, reducing the amount of CO2
circulating in the system
Developing understanding of the components
of the carbon cycle
Use a guided reading process with the Science Ideas
and Concepts resource on the carbon cycle
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Carbon-cycle
1 Reading on the lines:
• List an organic form of carbon
• List two inorganic forms of carbon
• Why is CO2 called a greenhouse gas?
2 Reading between the lines:
• How is inorganic carbon added to
the atmosphere?
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3 Reading beyond the lines:
• Why is knowing about the
carbon cycle important for
our future?
Resources linking to addition of carbon to
the atmosphere
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Respiration of plants and animals
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Digestion-Chemistry/ScienceIdeas-and-Concepts/Unlocking-the-energy-in-foods
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Burning fuels – wood, coal, oil and its products
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/Science-Ideasand-Concepts/Non-renewable-energy-sources
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Fertiliser manufacture and use
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/A-Fizzy-Rock/Science-Ideasand-Concepts/Limestone-uses
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Chemical reactions
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/A-Fizzy-Rock/Science-Ideasand-Concepts/Carbonate-chemistry
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Resources linking to removal of carbon from
the atmosphere
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Sinking sediment from phytoplankton etc.
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/The-Ocean-in-Action/ScienceIdeas-and-Concepts/The-ocean-and-the-carbon-cycle
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Deep circulation or CO2 sequestration
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/SciMedia/Video/Carbon-dioxide-sequestration
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Future fuels
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/SciMedia/Video/Ancient-environments
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Rock formation
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/A-Fizzy-Rock/Science-Ideas-andConcepts/Limestone-origins
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Resources linking to storage of carbon
 The ocean
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/The-Ocean-in-Action/Science-Ideas-andConcepts/The-ocean-and-the-carbon-cycle
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/The-Ocean-in-Action/Science-Ideas-andConcepts/Ocean-temperature
 Vegetation
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/Sci-Media/Video/The-Bioenergy-Optionsproject
 Photosynthesis
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Soil-Farming-and-Science/Sci-Media/Images/Essentialneeds-for-plants
 Fossil fuels
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Carboncycle
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Future-Fuels/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Nonrenewable-energy-sources
 Rock cycle and rocks containing carbonates
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/A-Fizzy-Rock/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Limestoneorigins
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Achievement Standard 90953
Demonstrate understanding involves describing the addition, removal
and storage of carbon using information, visual representations, and data.
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Demonstrate in-depth understanding involves explaining the addition,
removal and storage of carbon using information, visual representations, and
data.
4
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding involves explaining
thoroughly links between the addition, removal and storage of carbon using
information, visual representations, and data. It may involve elaborating,
applying, justifying, relating, evaluating, comparing and contrasting, and
analysing.
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Developing an Assessment Task for AS 90953
Consider using a visual
representation of the carbon cycle
that students can annotate to reflect
the resources used in teaching and
learning.
Students will better address the
requirements of the assessment if
the task relates to the processes of
the Carbon Cycle occurring in the
local area.
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Class discussion should proceed the
assessment by identifying local situations
relating to the three considerations:
How is Carbon in our area
 added to the atmosphere? – such as local
industries, coal mining, household fires,
cars and trucks
 removed from the atmosphere? – such as
by plants and in the local lakes or ocean
 Stored short term? - such as forests and
plantations,
 Stored long term? – such as local
limestone deposits, nearby ocean
sediments etc
Other useful places for Teacher ideas on SLH
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Accessing today’s Carbon Cycle resources
This power point will be added
to the Teacher Ideas section
under the Professional
Development section
Other useful resources can be
found in the Unit Plans and
Planning section
COMING SOON -
 A Unit Plan The Carbon Story
outlining a teaching and learning
programme that can lead to
assessment with both Science
AS 1.6 and Science 1.14.
 This will include resources useful
to develop scientific literacy and
aspects of Communicating in
Science
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